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hello..i know it's been mentioned in the past where to zero ?? a common answer would be dead on @ 100..or 1 1/2" high.. after boresighting in my backyard..or having someone @ the gunshop do it for me..i'm usually dead on @ 25 yard's.."but" it seem's to me i'm usually several inche's high @100 yard's..i wish i kept record's for that..then i start making adjustment's..for a 100 yard zero..it make's me wonder where i should really zero...in my experiance's most called coyote's show up in the 50 yard area..maybe i should set the scope @ low power & zero @ 50 yard's..i know the only way to truly determine this for me is to spend time @ the range..& see what my result's are..i'm just wondering if i'm alone in my thought's or what other's are doing ??
Dave here is the deal. If you are right on at 25 yards, you will be about 3 inches high at 100 yards.
An inch LOW at 25 yards will get you in the ballpark. At 25 yards adjust your zero 16 clicks per inch off.
I get my guns close at 25 yards and fine tune the 100 yard impact. Takes 3 to 5 shots, and I'm all done with the whole process.
As far as Ballistic software is concern, no you don't need it at all. But I use mine all the time to calculate foots pounds of energy at a given range. Like to compare bullet trajectories at different speeds and bullet weights. Its fun /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grinning-smiley-003.gif
And like Jack said, amazingly accurate if you enter the correct info. To be truely accurate, a chrony is a must.
Remember Dave 1 inch LOW (bolt gun) at 25 /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/wink.gif